Tewodros II
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Tewodros II was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 until his death in 1868. His rule is often placed as the beginning of modern Ethiopia and brought an end to the decentralized Zemene Mesafint.
Tewodros II depicted in Histoire de l'Ethiopie d'Axoum à la révolution
Tewodros II seal
Italian depiction of Ras Kassa c. 1850
Emperor Tewodros II supervising crossing of the Blue Nile
Battle of Magdala
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The Battle of Magdala was the conclusion of the British Expedition to Abyssinia fought in April 1868 between British and Abyssinian forces at Magdala, 390 miles from the Red Sea coast. The British wer
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…enemies in the church and little support elsewhere. Essentially, Tewodros was a talented military campaigner. He ultimately committed suicide at the Battle of Magdala, during the British Expedition to Abyssinia. The British Consul Walter Plowden knew well the political events of Ethiopia during the 1850s and had…
1867 68 Abyssinia Expedition, 40 Magdala plateau
British naval & support ships, Annesley Bay December 1867
The plateau at Arogye, overlooking the route to Magdala
Indian troops charge the Abyssinian lines at Arogye (illustration from a British book)